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A Look Inside The Beats By Dre Phenomenon (VIDEO)

In her new web series “The Interview,” Maria Shriver gets a rare look inside Beats By Dre with co-founder and record industry legend Jimmy Iovine.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Limits On Campaign Contributions

Source:  Ariane de Vogue / ABC News   In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court today struck down aggregate contribution limits imposed on individuals wishing to donate to federal candidates and party committees. “There is no right more basic in our democracy than the right to participate in electing our political leaders,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote […]

THEWRAP: Michael Strahan Joining ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’

Source: Tim Kenneally and Jethro Nededog / TheWrap Michael Strahan is joining ABC morning show “Good Morning America,” an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap. Strahan would continue to co-host “Live With Kelly and Michael.” The GMA deal is not expected to affect the retired NFL player’s role as an analyst on “Fox NFL Sunday.” “It is […]

DeSean Jackson Agrees To Join Redskins

Source: John Keim / ESPN Former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has agreed to join the Washington Redskins on a three-year deal, sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Jackson took to Twitter to announce the agreement: ITS GOIN DOWN !! BURGUNDY & GOLD http://t.co/tPN4g6AbeS - Desean Jackson (@DeseanJackson10) April 2, 2014 The deal is worth $24 million, including $16 million […]

Roland Martin Recaps Conversation With Kobe Bryant Regarding New Yorker Interview, Trayvon Martin Remarks

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WTH?! Mom Jailed For Breastfeeding While Drinking, Waitress Fired Over It

Source: Susan Welsh and Alexa Valiente / ABC News A mother, who was thrown in jail and charged with endangering the welfare of a child after breastfeeding her baby while drinking, said she didn’t know she was possibly breaking the law. “I did drink. I did breastfeed,” Tasha Adams told ABC News’ “20/20” in her […]

Ray Rice Indicted On Aggravated Assault Charge

Source: Brent Sobleski / USA Today Sports A grand jury in Atlantic County, N.J., has indicted Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice on a charge of aggravated assault, the prosecutor’s office announced Thursday. Rice had faced only a charge of simple assault for allegedly hitting his fiancee, Janay Palmer, at the Revel Casino on Feb. 15. […]

Roland Martin Responds To Kobe Bryant’s Remarks On Trayvon Martin

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Affordable Care Act Enrollment Reaches 6 Million

Source: Sam Stein / The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The number of people who have chosen a health care plan through a state or federal exchange topped 6 million on Thursday, putting the administration ahead of revised projections with several days before the enrollment deadline. The number, which was announced by President Barack Obama during a conference […]

FORBES: Wu-Tang Will Release Just One Copy Of Its Secret Album

Source: Zack O. Greenburg / Forbes Somewhere on the outskirts of Marrakech, Morocco, inside a vault housed beneath the shadow of the Atlas Mountains, there sits an engraved silver-and-nickel box with the potential to spawn a shift in the way music is consumed and monetized. The lustrous container was handcrafted over the course of three months by […]